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HR 1684 108th Congress House

Student Adjustment Act of 2003

Official title: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine state residency for higher education purposes an… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine state residency for higher education purposes and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to cancel the removal and adjust the status of certain alien college-bound students who are long-term U.S. residents.

Introduced: June 26, 2003 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative remediesAliensCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesDepartment of Homeland Security
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DeportationEconomics and Public FinanceEducationElementary and secondary educationFamiliesFederal aid to educationFines (Penalties)Government Operations and PoliticsHigher educationIllegal aliensImmigrant educationImmigrantsLawMinorsResidence requirementsRight of privacySecondary educationSocial WelfareState lawsStudent aidStudentsWelfare eligibility
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
May 5, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
May 2, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Apr 9, 2003
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 9, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 5, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Student Adjustment Act of 2003 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the provision prohibiting an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on State residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such State residence.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of, and adjust to permanent resident status, certain (inadmissible or deportable) alien middle or secondary students with qualifying years of U.S. residency. Makes such aliens eligible for Federal and State higher education assistance during the pendency of their application for cancellation of removal.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 39
All 39 Democratic 25 Republican 2
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Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 18, 2004
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 23, 2004
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Sep 7, 2004
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 24, 2004
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 17, 2004
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 20, 2004
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 12, 2004
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 2, 2004
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 26, 2004
Ballance, Frank
· Feb 3, 2004
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 3, 2004
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 28, 2003
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Oct 1, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Oct 1, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 1, 2003
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 1, 2003
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 1, 2003
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Sep 24, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 4, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 25, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 21, 2003
Bell, Chris
· Jun 26, 2003
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 26, 2003
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 26, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 26, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 26, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 26, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 8, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 8, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 11, 2003
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Apr 9, 2003
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· Apr 9, 2003
DOOLEY, CAL
· Apr 9, 2003
DREIER, DAVID
· Apr 9, 2003
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 9, 2003
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Apr 9, 2003
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 9, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 9, 2003
TIAHRT, TODD
· Apr 9, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1684: Student Adjustment Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1684/
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"H.R. 1684: Student Adjustment Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1684/.
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H.R. 1684, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1684/.
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